Category Meaningful Use & HITECH

While reading through all of the HITECH Certification and Meaningful Use (MU) articles, procedures, laws, etc., one difficulty I’ve found in fully understanding the documentation is due to the number of acronyms used by the writers. So, I thought it…

In February of 2009, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) allocated $19 billion in funding for hospitals and clinics that make “meaningful use” of certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. The conventional approach to certification for eligible hospitals and…